Video: Flying Robot Band – You Won’t Believe Your Eyes (or Ears)!

Have you ever seen a "drone rock" band in which hexacopters play musical instruments? If not, then prepare to be amazed.

My friend Jay Dowling just pointed me at a most amazing video on YouTube. It seems that a team at KMel Robotics in Philadelphia is having far too much fun, because they've used six hexacopters to create a "drone rock" band.

These little beauties play a couple of pieces. I don’t want to spoil the surprise, but the first selection blew me away. And then we have the bells... ask not for whom the bell tolls (LOL).

Strange to relate, I just took delivery of my very own little hexacopter from the Hex: A copter that anyone can fly Kickstarter campaign I pledged to last year. Now I have visions of grandeur forming my own "Drone Rock" band using a bunch of these little beauties.

I don't know about you, but I sort of wish I worked at KMel Robotics. Also, now that I come to think about it, I recall seeing a number of videos featuring small drones like these doing cool things. Have you seen any of these videos? If so, can you please share them with the rest of us?

@Max: Very true!! I had a wish to make an RC airplane (I am fond of the flying machines). I told this to many of my friends and colleagues who possess similar interest, but alas...I could not fulfill that wish and it remained a dream. In 2006 I bought one RC plane (having two electric motors, not a gas engine one) but I hardly flown it 5-6 times before I crashed it to an advertising hoarding. I changed my plan to make a copter so that it hangs in the air and does not have to attain speed as an airplane to fly (less chance of crashing :))...but again it remained a dream. I could not find a stable toy so far. But now I see a lots happening around it and engineers making this a serious hobby/work. That is good!! Hope to own one if I could...I am sure now that making this on my own would remain a dream...because I guess I was never as serious as these folks!! :)

Amazing!!!...how are these drones synchronized? Any idea if there is a wireless communication between these robots which is maintaining the order...or is there a central computer/controller that is commanding these drones and maintaining the order (most probably)? The control is also superb for these drone copters!